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When horrid mysteries are puzzling the police, it’s up to the Hardy Boys to come up with a solution whether the police want them to or not. Running on Fumes is the second book in the timeless series of books for children by Franklin W. Dixon. Summary of the Book An undercover investigation leads to confidential information about a Utopian community with nefarious plans of criminal activity within the oil industry. Operating between San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains in California, this criminal activity could endanger the lives of thousands of innocent people who use oil to generate electricity. This is when Frank and Joe Hardy are summoned to look into this grave matter and find out about the sinister minds behind this dangerous plan. Will Hardy Boys be able to live up their reputation? About Franklin W. Dixon Franklin W. Dixon is the pseudonym of several writers, all of them ghostwriting the Hardy Boys series of stories. The name was first used by a Canadian writer called Leslie McFarlane. The rights to the name and the books are owned by Simon & Schuster, a publishing house based in New York. The Hardy Boys were created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging firm.